Re climbed the route with Dave on my last day in the Valley. Memorable route though I forgot the traverse was so far on the last pitch. Still took awhile to figure out. Had a late start, around 11am if I recall, then rapped in the dark.

Miguel Carmona and I climbed the route in 1982, in some 6 hours up with 2.5 hours to get down via East Ledges. The East Buttress is one of the classic early climbs in Yosemite and today it's a bit neglected. It should not be. It's a good route on good rock and in great location.

Cool climb. Led 1st than 3/4 (linked), and evens after. 11 hours c2c (7 hours or so on route itself) from El Cap meadow. Descending East Ledges during day-light is a must (for the first time at least). Fun route. A lot of varied climbing.

If you don't believe in aid, this the el cap route for you. while nominally 10b for a move or 2, stout 5.9 is more accurate. crux is the ow 5th pitch. 1st pitch is also a bit burl, as is the 5.8 roof...but if you're very solid on yosemite 5.9 you should definitely enjoy this one...

climb, every pitch is interesting and makes you think. Climbed with Carol. I lead all pitches, got a full body workout. Started at 9am, finished at 7pm (slow).
Luckily we bumped into some guys who were familiar with the East Ledges descent, otherwise it would have been a painful walk down through Yosemite Falls trail...

- My partner and I climbed the route in 8 long pitches with a 60m(I led the odd pitches). The pitch description on the route page is right on. We combined pitch 7 and 8.
- To dodge the heat we started the approach around 5pm. Darkness fell while my partner was building the second anchor.
- We bivied on the small ledges near the second station. At first light, I rapped down and dropped our bivy gear and haul line then reclimbed the crux pitch. It was much more enjoyable during daylight hours and when I wasn't carrying my overnight pack.
- The 5.9 lieback and off-width on our 6th pitch felt hard (linked 8th and 9th pitch of the Reid guide). This whole pitch is fairly technical and well sustained.
- Our 7th pitch (start of 10th pitch of Reid guide) makes a sharp traverse to the right then drops and keeps going right another 10 feet before ascending. Use long runners and run it out, otherwise break it in two as described in most topos. We had to simul so I could reach the next belay ledge.